Be still my beating heart: Pinterest

By Heather Ledeboer | Category: Creating a Home, Home Crafts, Kids Crafts, Organize Me!

My friend Kira recently introduced me to a website that I LOVE! Have you heard of Pinterest? It is like the marriage of Evernote and Facebook with a little Flickr thrown in for good measure. Or another way to describe it is an eye pleasing, super easy to use, share and find, idea garden for crafts, projects, tutorials and more. (Oh ya it is free too:) ).

You start by creating “boards” categorized in whatever way you want (i.e. things to make, crafts for kids, ideas for my kitchen) and then you search around the Pinterest website, find things that inspire you and “pin” them to your boards. As you do, your boards fill up with a ton of great ideas (organized by simple icon images of the ideas which hyperlink to the original place the idea was taken from).

This is also great if you are reading a blog and are inspired by a great product. By using the downloadable browser web clipper you can “pin” it to your preferred board with just the click of the button (without leaving the page you are on) and instantly save the project in your Pinterest account for later reference. Below is a screen shot image of my boards. Each little icon picture represents a project, idea or piece of inspiration that I wanted to categorize and save.

What’s more is that you can find others on the Pinterest site whose taste is similar to yours and you can follow them (which means you can easily see the new projects and ideas they pin to their boards). As they find fun new things, you can “repin” them to your boards and so on.

By now your eyes are either glazing over or they are sparkling with delight so I will leave it at that and invite you to go check out the magic and don’t say I didn’t warn you: you will be inspired!

P.S. It is easiest to be “invited” by someone who already has an account so if you want an invitation feel free to leave a comment here and I will be happy to invite you to come join the fun!

Heather Ledeboer

I am a Christian, wife, mom and the owner of Mom 4 Life. I have a passion for helping moms and encouraging them in their journey through motherhood. I invite you to journey along with me!

Posted Tuesday, April 26, 2011

42 Responses to “Be still my beating heart: Pinterest”

Missy, on April 27th, 2011 at 8:29 am Said:

I would LOVE to check this out, as I’m one who’s eyes are sparkling with delight right about now! May I request an invitation, please?

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mom4life Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 8:35 am
@Missy, you got it! I just sent your request:), enjoy!

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Rachel Nottnagel, on April 27th, 2011 at 8:34 am Said:

Sounds very interesting and I would love to check it out. Please send me an invite.

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mom4life Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 8:38 am
@Rachel Nottnagel, sent!

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Mel, on April 27th, 2011 at 8:49 am Said:

Can you please invite me, I am interested to see how this works! Thanks!

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mom4life Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 8:52 am
@Mel, sent!

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Karen, on April 27th, 2011 at 9:14 am Said:

Ooh, me too!!!

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mom4life Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 9:22 am
@Karen, Done:)

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Micah, on April 27th, 2011 at 9:15 am Said:

Please invite me! Thanks!

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mom4life Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 9:23 am
@Micah, Done:)

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Lucia, on April 27th, 2011 at 9:44 am Said:

Hi Heather!!
I love it!! Please, would you invite me?
Thank you!!
Kisses

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mom4life Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 9:45 am
@Lucia, you got it! Invite sent.

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Nathania, on April 27th, 2011 at 9:45 am Said:

Could I have an invite please? I’m very curious!!!

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mom4life Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
@Nathania, invite sent !

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Sarah, on April 27th, 2011 at 10:10 am Said:

Me too!! Gracias

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mom4life Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
@Sarah, invite sent !

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Sheri, on April 27th, 2011 at 10:15 am Said:

Heather, this looks so fun! I would love an invite! Thanks!!

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mom4life Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
@Sheri, invite sent !

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Noelle, on April 27th, 2011 at 4:02 pm Said:

Love the idea! Can I also get an invite? Thanks!

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mom4life Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
@Noelle, Done, enjoy!

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stephanie, on April 28th, 2011 at 10:19 am Said:

Sounds like a great website. Can I get an invite please? Thank you!

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mom4life Reply:
April 28th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
@stephanie, Done!

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Laura, on April 28th, 2011 at 12:58 pm Said:

Sounds awesome! Can I get an invite, please? Thank you!

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mom4life Reply:
April 28th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
@Laura, you bet, sent now!

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Tina, on April 29th, 2011 at 1:39 pm Said:

Wow, this sounds like just what I need to keep track of all the stuff I find on the internet! Could you send me an invite too please? Thanks!!!

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mom4life Reply:
April 29th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
@Tina, done:)! Good luck on this week’s giveaway too;).

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Jessica, on April 30th, 2011 at 8:23 am Said:

Please send me an invite! Thanks:)

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mom4life Reply:
April 30th, 2011 at 8:31 am
@Jessica, Sent!

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Stacey, on May 2nd, 2011 at 1:17 pm Said:

I’d love an invite!

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mom4life, on May 2nd, 2011 at 8:28 pm Said:

@Stacey, Done:)

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Melissa Jenna Godsey, on May 6th, 2011 at 3:09 pm Said:

I’m addicted to other people’s Pinterest boards, and I’d love to make my own. Do you still have an invite that you’d like to share? <3 mj

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mom4life Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 3:19 pm
@Melissa Jenna Godsey, invite sent, enjoy!

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Melissa Jenna Godsey Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 3:21 pm
@mom4life, Thanks so much! I can’t wait to get started.

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Candis, on May 9th, 2011 at 2:49 pm Said:

Hi I just came across your blog and love it. I read this article and would love an invite to pinintrest, Thanks.

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mom4life Reply:
May 9th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
@Candis, Thanks! I just sent your invite, have fun:)!

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Patty, on June 6th, 2011 at 11:10 am Said:

I would love an invite, please! Thank you!

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mom4life Reply:
June 6th, 2011 at 8:51 pm
@Patty, done, enjoy!

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Jamie, on July 18th, 2011 at 8:38 am Said:

Oooh! would LOVE an invite! Have a friend who mentioned this- then went to work… leaving me wanting to play, but no way to get there!

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mom4life Reply:
July 18th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
@Jamie, sorry to make you wait so long!! Your invite has been sent:)

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